Week in Sloth

The Week in Sloth

Thursday 22

“Dynamo: Magician Impossible” (Travel 10 a.m.) Sure, you could wonder aloud what this British street magician’s show has to do with travel. Or you could question why Travel Channel is airing it at 10 in the morning. Or you could just trust this quote straight from Dynamo’s website: “The greatest magic I’ve ever seen.”—Chris Martin (Coldplay). Would Coldplay lie to you?

“Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers” (KOB-4 6:15 p.m.) Now this should be a proper, chilly, snow-filled Christmas Day game.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (KOAT-7 7 p.m.) ABC has the audacity to follow Chuck Jones’ 1966 cartoon adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic with the 2000 live-action Jim Carrey version. Feel free to play a game of compare-and-contrast.

“Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe” (BBC America 7 p.m.) Finally! The Doctor goes all C.S. Lewis on us for this year’s timey-wimey Christmas special.

Monday 26

“Fascinating Celebrity Weddings” (E! 10 p.m.) As always, the E! Network and I have very different definitions of the word “fascinating.”

“Storm Chasers: Behind the Storms 2011” (Discovery 6 p.m.) The Storm Chasers crew members reflect on all the various and sundry ways they very nearly killed themselves taking pictures of tornadoes in 2011.